It seems to me that someone who is wiling to take a new battering of public humiliation in order to try to change things may in fact have what it takes to turn around the Growth At All Costs Machine that currently runs city hall.

Wasn’t he stalking someone at one time? Parked outside a house in the middle of the night? That is a little scary and I don’t see how he will get a pass on top of his conviction.

(Most) Everyone deserves to be given a second chance at some point in their life. Some people actually learn from the experience that caused the need for such a chance. Those who are so quick to judge, just might want to reflect on the second chance others gave them, and what might be different in their life if they had not received this.

Meanwhile, elections are about issues and solutions, which he put forth some ideas today. I will be curious to hear what Rebecca puts forth.

great!
Now we’re just missing Harley Brown to complete the set.

Brent gets my vote and my money. He really is “Boise Brave.” Let’s see how kind and welcoming the spider-webbed Bieter machine is. It won’t be hard to tell. Will the campaign be about issues or about past mistakes which have been paid for and learned from? Bieter owes his political life to two unfortinate events: Untimely death of his parents and unhappy resignation of Brent Coles. D.B. did not cause either, but he sure knew how to drive his wagon train through an open window of opportunity.

Bieter giving Jade Reilly a second chance after his driving while intoxicated incident?

If Arnold was of the opposite gender, her approach would probably be viewed as strong, focused, and not afraid to take on a challenge.

Not only do I think Harley Brown would be a feasible candidate but Walt Bayes deserves another shot as well! Heck, those guys sure gave Idaho lots of attention in the Governor’s race. Great strategy for Team Dave – it worked for Otter in 2014!

Second chance? You are right, he has the right to join the race and take his chances. Learn from mistakes? You are right, I likely won’t make the same mistake again.

Conspiracies?
– One of these 2 is funded by Idaho Freedom Foundation.
– Someone else put is supporting these 2 in running for mayor. Prior to this, the 3 unknown candidates would of taken votes from just Bieter. (anybody but Bieter). This ensures a runoff election.

Bieter sought out that spontaneous event, it was not spontaneous. Others would have attended their conference.

Hubris syndrome.

Must be the season for Phoenixes and bad candidates.

McGee announces for city council.
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article234898517.html

Seriously, did McGee hear Coles was running and then say, “me too” (compared to his previous #metoo moments) ?

Just get the correct letter behind your name and “you’re in the game”.
Heck, Butch Otter’s DUI and lying about it didn’t stop him.
Plagiarize some political website content, or get an unrelated online degree- no problem, you can direct the Dept of Education.
Make shady illegal deals; whatever, you too can be ‘public servant’.

Be a real weirdo and you get to be in charge of the ‘whole party’– either one.
Hookers, lying, stealing, cheating, — it’s just living the life of a politician.

The ‘majority of Idaho voters’ don’t care about character. It only matters, 1) what letter is by your name and 2) where you go to church.

Just like Trump said,”I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose [my dumb]voters.”

On to NOVEMBER!

Agreed Bikeboy.
Easy to see that pattern with the 2018 Idaho R & D governor’s PRIMARY results- tell me the County and the results are fairly predictable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Idaho_gubernatorial_election#/media/File:Idaho_gubernatorial_Republican_primary,_2018.svg

It could also be said, the current (state and national) Republican party is making it difficult for some of their own candidates to win in traditionally conservative places-
seen with incumbents not as easily winning and some results moving left:
-See Iowa’s J.D. Scholten.
-See 2018 Arizona Senate race to replace Jeff Flakes. A Dem (openly gay/bi) woman wins a long-time R seat.

As long as moderate and traditional Republicans allow the party to be hi-jacked by the likes of IFF and the Tea Party, they will see the trend continue with younger voters to shift more left- rejecting the far-right message in the future.

On the other side, the Idaho Democratic messages of a quality environment, higher wages, strong and equal public education, alternative energy, equal pay, fair taxation, local-option taxation, fair access to quality health care, public lands, plentiful migrant farm workers, breaking up corporate agriculture monopolies, and open world-markets (no trade wars), SHOULD all be things that resonate well with rural Idaho.
However, guns and the bible are tough to overcome. :-/

So, the US rural/agricultural market is on the decline again. And when things aren’t going well, it’s easy to blame someone else.
Let’s remember the FarmAid concerts started in 1985. About that time, after many years of Idaho Democrats Andrus and Evans, the state moved to the Red side.
After enough tough years under the recent regime, I imagine rural Idaho will move left, politically and geographically to the big city.
See the above reference to IOWA.

Imagine an Idaho farmer voting for their own economic interest, instead the interests of Simplot, LambWeston, & Melaleuca.

As for Boise, 2015 had Judy Peavey-Derr run/lose against Bieter.
Now Arnold jumps in. I can’t tell the difference between JPD and Arnold. They even have the same hair style. “Repeat and try again.” We have enough ACHD experience from Arnold to see how ‘that’ City meeting would go.

And the best the Idaho conservative pool can do, is recycle Coles and Arnold??????? Is there any leadership even trying? Albeit mayor is supposed to be nonpartisan. ha!